“Saddam (Hussein) has expanded the military and the security apparatus to control the population. But by bringing all these young men into the military and other security organizations, you have instruments of
He was first brought into the international team by Najih Humoud during the International Friendly Tournament in the Emirates in November 1999, where Iraq won the competition topping a group featuring hosts U.A.E, Estonia and Turkmenistan. Haidar was part of the Iraqi U-19s that won the 1998...